Home Made Home: 50 Handmade Project to Create the Perfect Home for Next to Nothing - Tapa dura

How to be crafty...yet cool! The hot new book among DIY folk is The Homemade Home by Sania Pell. --Grazia, August 2010

The simple but stunning projects from Sania Pell's new book had us reaching for our craft baskets. --Good Homes, May 2010

This book is imaginative without being over-the-top, handmade without being kitschy or tacky, and its a book that will encourage crafty beginners without frustration while equally challenging advanced creatives with new and rewarding projects. --Decor8, April 2010

With the same chainstores to be found on every high street and in every shopping mall, it can sometimes seem difficult to inject individuality into your home without paying designer prices. Now The Homemade Home provides the solution. Designer and stylish Sania Pell provides 50 inspirational yet easy projects for you to make, all for next to nothing. Turn basic white bed linen into something special by adding ribbon borders and embroidered panels, and update lampshades by recovering with fabric or paper. Give old wooden furniture a facelift by repainting and adding paper collage decoration. Recycle glass jars into stylish tealight holders, and use old teacups as pretty plant holders. Create family heirlooms by framing special pieces of children's clothing, or display tiny treasures in wooden box frames. Turn felted sweaters into appliqued cushion covers or cosy scarves, and use the contents of your button box to revamp an old cardigan. With easy to follow instructions and artworks, this book will inspire you to get out the paintbrushes and dust off the sewing machine, and create a truly stylish and individual home.